Here are two pages from an antique encyclopedia that include the description for Apple, a popular fall fruit. I thought the aged pages might be useful for junk journals or scrapbooking. Here is a black and white clip art version of the branch of apples illustration from the first page. Click on images to enlarge….
Poppy Flower and Capsule
Here is a pretty illustration of a poppy. The image includes both the flower and capsule of the poppy. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge. I scanned the original from The Teachers’ and Pupils” Cyclopaedia, 1905.
Free Vintage Texture Red Marbled
This unique shabby red endpaper is marbled with dark yellow and cream colored bubble shapes and has black and white veins of color running throughout. Click on image to enlarge. The original page is from The Teachers’ and Pupils” Cyclopaedia, 1905.
Vintage Pig Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a portly pig. The breed is: Large English White Sow. Click on image to enlarge. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906.
Dinner Time for the Calves
This sweet vintage illustration features a Victorian girl feeding a calf from a large brown bucket filled with milk. The girl is looking toward another calf that is coming down a gently sloped hill of the pasture toward her. The artwork is titled Dinner Time and is based on a painting by Florence M. Gill….
Harvest Display of Wheat, Fruit and Vegetables
This wonderful vintage fall display features a sheaf of wheat standing tall and centered between groupings of harvested fruits and vegetables. The display of wheat, fruit, and vegetables is nestled in a valley between small hills while a large barn, or perhaps a manufacturing plant, is in the distant background. Here is a black and white…
Catherine Klein Apples and Vase Display
This beautiful vintage postcard, by Catherine Klein, features a tabletop display of a grouping of apples and a vase intertwined with greenery. An empty walnut shell sits on the table in front of the vase. Click on image to enlarge.
Lady Reading Book Silhouette
This vintage silhouette clip art illustration features a lady lying on a carpet reading a book. Click on image to enlarge. The illustration is from a special midwinter 1920 issue of The Delineator magazine.
Fall Colored Oak Leaves and Acorns
Here is a lovely vintage illustration of oak leaves and acorns in beautiful fall tones of brown and beige with hints of red. Click on image to enlarge. I scanned the original image from Wild Fruits of the Country Side by F. Edward Hulme, 1907.
Early Rose Globe Radish
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of an Early Rose Globe Radish. I scanned the original image from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a cleaner black and white version of the radish. Click on images to enlarge
Vintage Grocery Invoice
This wonderfully aged vintage grocery invoice, dated August 8, 1881, includes large purchases of barley, bran, and onions. The total cost of the three items was $28.16. Click on image to enlarge.
Shoe Filled with Forget Me Nots
Last Saturday I went to an antique show and sale that is held in our city once a year. There are hundreds of vendors with tables and it takes several hours to walk through if you want to see everything; however, even after hours of walking, admiring, and touching things (touching was allowed), I’m sure I…
